Summary of Noli

• Noli Me Tangere


  A novel by José Rizal
• Juan Crisóstomo Ibarra y Magsalin

  The main character of Noli Me Tangere, commonly referred to as Ibarra
• Ibarra has been studying in Europe for the past seven years, though he is a mestizo Filipino
• As Ibarra arrives back in the Philippines, his friend Captain Tiago hosts a reunion dinner
• At the dinner, Father Dámaso, who Ibarra thought was friends with his father, treats him badly
• Señor Guevara tells Ibarra that his father died in prison after a campaign of slander against him, and that Father Dámaso had a hand in his death
• Ibarra plans on establishing a public school to help his hometown, but the schoolmaster warns him that Father Dámaso meddles in the school system
• Crispín is falsely accused of theft, and his brother Basilio escapes after Crispín is severely beaten
• Ibarra discovers that his father's corpse was removed and supposedly put into a Chinese cemetery at the order of the town's curate—Father Dámaso
• Elías, a wanted fugitive, warns Ibarra of a plot to kill him during the town's festivities
• Ibarra punches Father Dámaso, but is stopped by María Clara
• Ibarra is excommunicated, and María Clara falls ill and is reengaged to a new man
• Father Salvi plots with Lucas to frame Ibarra for a rebellion, but warns everyone before the attack happens
• Ibarra is thrown into prison, but Elías rescues him and takes him to María Clara
• María Clara explains that she gave Father Salvi a letter that led to Ibarra being found guilty because he blackmailed her
• Elías jumps off the boat to confuse their pursuers, who think he is Ibarra and try to shoot him while the real Ibarra escapes
• María Clara tells Father Dámaso that she can't marry Linares and threatens to commit suicide if she is not allowed to enter a convent
• Basilio finds his mother Sisa, who doesn't recognize him and dies of shock after finally recognizing him
• Elías appears to Basilio and asks him to put his body with Sisa's on a funeral pyre
• El Filibusterismo


  A novel by José Rizal, a sequel to Noli Me Tangere
• Simoun


  The main character of El Filibusterismo, who is actually Crisostomo Ibarra from Noli Me Tangere
• Simoun becomes very influential as the governor general consults him in making decisions
• Simoun plans to stage a revolution, smuggling arms and recruiting followers, including Basilio
• Simoun encourages corruption, decadence, and more oppressive government policies to infuriate the citizens
• Simoun plants explosives at a wedding reception, planning for a big explosion to signal a revolutionary attack
• Isagani rushes in and throws the explosive lamp into the river, foiling Simoun's plot
• Simoun takes poison to avoid being caught alive, and confesses his true identity and plan of revenge to Padre Florentino
• Padre Florentino absolves Simoun of his sins and throws his treasures into the sea so they cannot be used by the greedy